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My sister has a friend who grows lavender. Their farm has quite a few varieties, and they give tours and have a little gift shop. She realized they di...
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My sister has a friend who grows lavender. Their farm has quite a few varieties, and they give tours and have a little gift shop. She realized they didn't have any greeting cards featuring lavender, so I whipped one up for fun.
Wow, what an experience. I struggled to find a simple way to paint these blooms, but everything I could find degenerated into abstract blobs. I was not going to replicate a cotton swab to do "dabs" in Procreate... So I settled on making a chain brush that helped me figure out the placement of each whorl (group of calyx buds) which I then modified with a bit of variety.
I also experimented with a huge variety of compositional choices and backgrounds before I settled on a simple watercolor wash. I tried to put in texture, but it felt too heavy for the amount of detail in the lavender stems, so I took it out.
I think it turned out nicely in the end, and I printed out a couple greeting cards which look nice. I don't do "spec work" like this might seem--I'm using this for my own purposes!!! But if they find it interesting then I can send them a stock of greeting card packs. We'll see.
Here's the speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/i8u1tK3tXaGgGJyKNVHhug
#lavender #stationery #greetingcards #floral #purple
5.8.2024 19:41My sister has a friend who grows lavender. Their farm has quite a few varieties, and they give tours and have a little gift shop. She realized they di...
https://pixelfed.social/p/Coreya...I've learned I'm more productive as an artist when I corral my efforts around a thematic or stylistic set of parameters. In the past I've done long se...
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I've learned I'm more productive as an artist when I corral my efforts around a thematic or stylistic set of parameters. In the past I've done long series of hands, landscapes, flowers, and birds. Usually I end up with work that I can then turn toward a variety of forms for sharing with others like speedpaints, livestreams, wallpapers, etc. Ultimately I end up with work I can make stationery from, like calendars, greeting cards, and print-it-yourself paper sets.
Lately I’ve been focusing those efforts toward my new greeting-card-of-the-month club, Coreyartus Card Club: https://coreyartuscommunity.com/
But recently, I was looking for more "zen-ful" art making experiences and turned toward teacups. In my opinion, disconnecting and simply enjoying a restorative pot of tea is one of the most therapeutic acts a person can do...
My family does tea and dessert at every holiday after a big meal. It’s a thing. The great-great-grandmother matriarch of the family has a large set of tea paraphernalia with a number of teapots and cup-and-saucer sets. Her collection is vast.
Easter weekend, I was reminded that all her teacups have a history, a story behind them, a reason they’re in her collection. Gifts from others, purchases, souvenirs… They all have a sentiment. They mean something.
She has them displayed in her hutch, and inspired her grandchildren to create their own collections. It’s a thing.
So I started to take pictures of them to draw later. And I think I’m going to be at this a while. I think it’s an opportunity to hear stories and write them down to share with my illustrations. I feel a sort of… responsibility now? Maybe?
Every cup of tea brings a tale. And I think I’m going to enjoy telling them.
#art #illustration #procreate #greetingcards #tea #teacup
8.4.2024 18:18I've learned I'm more productive as an artist when I corral my efforts around a thematic or stylistic set of parameters. In the past I've done long se...
https://pixelfed.social/p/Coreya...So I don't know if you all know I do a lot of livestreaming.
Well, okay, most everyone knows I do a lot of livestreaming.
But they rarely get to see...
https://pixelfed.social/p/Coreya...
So I don't know if you all know I do a lot of livestreaming.
Well, okay, most everyone knows I do a lot of livestreaming.
But they rarely get to see behind the camera...
I simulcast to two platforms, both of which I dearly love. My Fediverse home is on a PeerTube instance called MakerTube.net. It's specifically for makers, artists, crafters, musicians, and DIY'ers. I have all my speedpaint videos up there, and essentially stopped posting them to YouTube because I don't want people to have to sit through ads to watch my stuff. I pay a weekly contribution to it, and the admin, Jan, who is in Berlin, is an incredible guy who has bent over backwards to make it a great space.
https://makertube.net/a/coreyartus/video-channels
My other home is on LiveSpace, a growing livestreaming platform that is couching itself as an alternative to Twitch and Kick for creatives. It was made with musicians in mind (and of course it has drawn a lot of multi-streaming gamers) but it has unique features that other platforms don't have: a social media feed built in on site, subscription only posts, storefront integration with Fourthwall, and an owner who streams an AMA twice a week. It is growing by leaps and bounds, and needs more creatives to try it out.
https://live.space/Coreyartus
My livestream rig is sorta janky but I'm happy with it. I clip up green screen fabric to a folding screen, use my camera phone as a webcam, and use cheap lights to make it all work. I use Ecamm, a Mac-based app, to stream instead of OBS, and I have a nice Sketchboard Pro to mount my iPad to when I do my art.
Anyway, I thought I'd share, since I haven't posted in what seems like a very long time. I've been busy getting a Fourthwall merch and patron membership site up, as well as establishing a steady streaming schedule. Thought I'd share the room where it happens.
#art #illustration #livestreaming #artistlife #streamlife #LiveSpace #MakerTube
17.2.2024 09:04So I don't know if you all know I do a lot of livestreaming.
Well, okay, most everyone knows I do a lot of livestreaming.
But they rarely get to see...
https://pixelfed.social/p/Coreya...